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Social Statistics for Madison County, New York

Madison county new york dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics

Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT

Population 3 years and over enrolled in school

20,630

100.0

Nursery school, preschool

1,080

5.2

Kindergarten

915

4.4

Elementary school (grades 1-8)

8,228

39.9

High school (grades 9-12)

4,308

20.9

College or graduate school

6,099

29.6

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Population 25 years and over

43,762

100.0

Less than 9th grade

1,781

4.1

9th to 12th grade, no diploma

5,510

12.6

High school graduate (includes equivalency)

14,519

33.2

Some college, no degree

7,780

17.8

Associate degree

4,717

10.8

Bachelor's degree

5,647

12.9

Graduate or professional degree

3,808

8.7

Percent high school graduate or higher

83.3

(X)

Percent bachelor's degree or higher

21.6

(X)

MARITAL STATUS

Population 15 years and over

55,341

100.0

Never married

15,395

27.8

Now married, except separated

30,209

54.6

Separated

1,291

2.3

Widowed

3,455

6.2

Female

2,840

5.1

Divorced

4,991

9.0

Female

2,744

5.0

GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS

Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years

721

100.0

Grandparent responsible for grandchildren

340

47.2

VETERAN STATUS

Civilian population 18 years and over

52,040

100.0

Civilian veterans

6,602

12.7

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION

Population 5 to 20 years

18,283

100.0

With a disability

1,587

8.7

Population 21 to 64 years

37,929

100.0

With a disability

6,739

17.8

Percent employed

54.9

(X)

No disability

31,190

82.2

Percent employed

79.6

(X)

Population 65 years and over

8,273

100.0

With a disability

2,962

35.8

RESIDENCE IN 1995

Population 5 years and over

65,323

100.0

Same house in 1995

40,102

61.4

Different house in the U.S. in 1995

24,645

37.7

Same county

12,014

18.4

Different county

12,631

19.3

Same state

9,141

14.0

Different state

3,490

5.3

Elsewhere in 1995

576

0.9

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH

Total population

69,441

100.0

Native

67,883

97.8

Born in United States

67,550

97.3

State of residence

57,903

83.4

Different state

9,647

13.9

Born outside United States

333

0.5

Foreign born

1,558

2.2

Entered 1990 to March 2000

507

0.7

Naturalized citizen

880

1.3

Not a citizen

678

1.0

REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN

Total (excluding born at sea)

1,558

100.0

Europe

595

38.2

Asia

507

32.5

Africa

27

1.7

Oceania

8

0.5

Latin America

202

13.0

Northern America

219

14.1

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME

Population 5 years and over

65,323

100.0

English only

62,076

95.0

Language other than English

3,247

5.0

Speak English less than 'very well

944

1.4

Spanish

1,241

1.9

Speak English less than "very well"

414

0.6

Other Indo-European languages

1,384

2.1

Speak English less than "very well"

353

0.5

Asian and Pacific Island languages

281

0.4

Speak English less than "very well"

112

0.2

ANCESTRY (single or multiple)

Total population

69,441

100.0

Total ancestries reported

79,639

114.7

Arab

436

0.6

Czech1

231

0.3

Danish

319

0.5

Dutch

2,897

4.2

English

12,894

18.6

French (except Basque)1

3,931

5.7

French Canadian1

1,293

1.9

German

13,787

19.9

Greek

167

0.2

Hungarian

240

0.3

Irish1

13,366

19.2

Italian

7,779

11.2

Lithuanian

175

0.3

Norwegian

483

0.7

Polish

3,893

5.6

Portuguese

92

0.1

Russian

656

0.9

Scotch-Irish

976

1.4

Scottish

1,583

2.3

Slovak

106

0.2

Subsaharan African

57

0.1

Swedish

646

0.9

Swiss

488

0.7

Ukrainian

520

0.7

United States or American

4,385

6.3

Welsh

2,145

3.1

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)

145

0.2

Other ancestries

5,949

8.6

(X) Not applicable.1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic.